Sources of Nanoparticles
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Nanoscience has become a worldwide multidisciplinary area on the basis of
its unique physical and chemical traits, which have improved over the last few
years. The atypical traits have given rise to diverse application in various
domains of life. Solid particles are nanoparticles that have a dimension limit of
1–100 nm. Different sources are used to obtain nanoparticles via artificial
synthesis using top-down and bottom-up processes and the environment via
dust storms, anthropogenic, volcanic ash, and other natural processes. Lately,
natural biogenic nanoparticles have become a popular subject matter due to
their environmental and health gain. Nanomaterials can be created in natural
world by employing a range of microorganisms, aquatic sources, and plants
and can be produced in the laboratory. Biosynthesis of nanoparticles via
plant- and microbe-mediated processes is an ecofriendly substitute to the
high-cost, laborious, and probably toxic chemical and physical production
method. This section discusses the different types of nanoparticles and their
artificial and natural origins as well as categorization and biological synthesis
using microbes, plants, and artificial procedures.
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QH Natural history, QH301 Biology